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A mute printer's apprentice steals a magical book and flees from a sinister scholar. Centuries later, Blake finds a blank book in an Oxford library and is drawn into a dangerous mystery, relentlessly pursued by a secret society intent on seizing his discovery. Pacing problems and only intermittent emotional engagement with the characters weaken an intriguing premise that bibliophiles will enjoy.